Tree eats metal bar.
05/14: Nature Wins
05/06: Greater Philadelphia GeoHistory
Two days until final presentations, so another brief post today about The Greater Philadelphia Geohistory Network and their overlays of historic maps of Philadelphia. The interface allows you to browse around a map or satellite view of Philadelphia via Google Maps. Users have the ability to add layers of maps, for instance the 1962 Land... Continue Reading →
04/08: South Street Bridge to Jersey
A year ago I took a very interesting class called Case Studies in Contemporary Urbanism, Landscape Architecture and Design, taught by Jonathan Barnett, David Gouverneur and Aron Cohen. As part of the class students broke off into interdisciplinary teams (the class was a good mix of architects, landscape architects and urban planning students) to complete... Continue Reading →
03/30: Lincoln Highway
A month ago I drove back to Philly from New Hope, PA by way of US Route 1, the Lincoln Highway. The route went from winding rural road to a brief stretch of I-95 before Route 1 takes you into the long stretch of Northeast Philly. At some point the expressway gives way to... Continue Reading →
03/20: Barnes Foundation
This afternoon my professional practice class, focusing on everything from self promotion (resume, portfolio) to project structures (design,bid,build versus integrated project delivery), met with a few responsible for the day to day execution and management of constructing the Barnes Foundation, including superintendent and project manager from the construction company (LF Driscoll) and the project architect... Continue Reading →
02/23: Tying up the reins
In a city as old as Philadelphia there are various clues to be found which illustrate moments or aspects of the cities history. Mostly I notice the decorative metal sheets found near steps and entrances to houses which offer guests the chance to scrape the horseshit off of their boots before entering a home or... Continue Reading →
02/16: Transitional Housing Pt 2
A few more photos of yesterday's project.
02/15: Transitional Housing
Back to overpasses and University City. This is a project from Fall 2012, a design for transitional housing for the formerly homeless. My writing from the semester: Our site is one defined by transience, by commute, by Motion. The site is an overlap of anonymous paths and few destinations. In an effort to provide a... Continue Reading →
02/13: The Underbelly of the Overpass
Following up on yesterday's discussion of traffic and energy, I wanted to share a few model photographs of a project which literally builds off of highway infrastructure. The site is along Chestnut Street between 30th Street and the Schuylkill Expressway, across the street from the old Post Office building. This section of Chestnut Street was... Continue Reading →
02/12: Ambient Energy
It took me a while to accept the concept of 'noise pollution', that noise can be a difficult to control nuisance which can lower the quality of life for those exposed to it. I try walking down Walnut Street Bridge while listening to music and I find myself unable to hear anything other than tire... Continue Reading →
Adam Achrati 